The two-story interior wall of the University of Wyoming Berry Center was the setting for a vertical dance performance Wednesday, Aug. 7, at 5 p.m. UW Dancers Neil Humphrey, Margaret Wilson and Emily Brumbaugh used the Berry Center lobby wall as their stage, with music provided by UW Department of Music faculty members Rod Garnett, Lisa Rickard and Blake McGee of the group Lights Along the Shore. The free performance was hosted by University of Wyoming's Biodiversity Institute and served as a preview of the traditional UW outdoor vertical dance performance at Vedauwoo performed Aug. 24-25. The University of Wyoming's 2013 Snowy Range Summer Theatre and Dance Festival concluded on August 24th and 25th with "Vertical Dance at Vedauwoo: Poetic motion" which was presented in the Box Canyon area of the Vedauwoo Recreation area, 16 miles east of Laramie, WY, just off of I-‐80. The performance was held August 24th at 10 am and 1 pm and August 25th at 11 am. Since 1998, "Vertical Dance at Vedauwoo" has been an end-‐of-‐summer favorite with local audiences, with the natural rock formations at Vedauwoo offering a spectacular setting for the dance, which covers the entire performance area and connects the land to the sky. Created by Margaret Wilson and Neil Humphrey, the site-‐specific vertical dance choreography features UW students dancing on rocks both near to and far away from the audience. Each new concert at Vedauwoo introduces a theme or storyline. This year, the choreography was inspired by the poems of UW Creative Writing faculty Kate Northrop and Harvey Hix, and the music is being composed and performed by "Lights along the Shore", a trio consisting of Rod Garnett (Nai Flute), Blake McGee (bass clarinet) and Lisa Rickard The production was a unique blend of music, spoken word and movement. UW Associate professor of Theatre, and co-‐director, Margaret Wilson notes, "We are very excited about the unique collaboration we are entering into with the text and music. Working with Kate and Harvey's poetry, we are creating building blocks of choreography. The musicians and poets will in turn respond to the dancing, evolving the creative process right through the performance." Humphrey agrees, and adds, "This is a unique opportunity for all involved. Working with live music and text has been a hallmark of the performances at Vedauwoo and we are excited for the opportunity to work more collaboratively with the artists". Video by University of Wyoming Television, Outreach School Camera/Editing: Ali Grossman, UWTV
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